Civil rights advocates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to overturn a redistricting map expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas. They accuse Texas legislative leaders of engaging in gerrymandering
The Justice Department is investigating whether former senior FBI officials mishandled classified documents that were found in a “burn bag” at the bureau’s headquarters, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The documents in question are related to the FBI’s probe into whether Russia influenced the 2016 election in President Trump’s favor.
Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will mean for the area. Shannon Whitfield has lived in Mason for 13 years. Earlier this month, Mason’s town leaders
The orders threatened to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply. Add to My List Save President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images By Stacy Robinson | August 26, 2025Updated:August 26, 2025
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo lost a court bid to continue a lawsuit after a $450,000 settlement with an aide who accused him of sexual harassment.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon as President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 26, 2025. This is the seventh cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term. Chip
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has repealed 30 regulations for each new regulation, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced on Aug. 26. During a Cabinet meeting, Vought noted that a